Grammar Question about all the other
Recently, I saw a question on a test paper. It goes "Japanese people, on average, live longer than people in all the ___ in the world in the past few decades "
(A) country (B) other country (C) countries (D) other countries
The answer given is (B), but I am confused with the use of "all the other". My understanding is all the other should follow a plural noun such as all the other countries and for the singular noun, it supposed to follow after any other.
Is this question an exception or the answer given is not correct! Thanks for all your kind reply.
Top answer
The answer is D , not B. That's not the only problem with the test item. The expression 'in the past few decades' represents a period of time that extends from the past to the present.
- The answer is D , not B.
- That's not the only problem with the test item.
- The expression 'in the past few decades' represents a period of time that extends from the past to the present.
- That means the present perfect tense should have been used.
- Japanese people, on average, have been living longer than people in all the other countries in the world in the past few decades.
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The answer is D, not B.
That's not the only problem with the test item. The expression 'in the past few decades' represents a period of time that extends from the past to the present. That means the present perfect tense should have been used.
Japanese people, on average, have been living longer than people in all the other countries in the world in the past few decades
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